# cantiga vs castigar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cantiga
*noun · IPA /kɐ̃.ˈti.ɡɐ/ · frequency rank #38,167*
canto popular

### castigar
*verb · IPA /kɐʃ.ti.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #29,268*
aplicar castigo a

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantiga-vs-castigar